Mechanism for operating ship windlasses and capstans.



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' No. 694,6I6. Patented mar. 4, I902.

- F. N. BONNET.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING SHIP WINDLASSES AND CAPSTANS.

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FREDERICK N. CONNET, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING S HIP WINDLASSES AND CAPSIANS.

' To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, FREDERICK N. CoNNET, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanism for Operating Ship Windlasses the upper deck and the engine and other opcrating mechanism upon the deck below. Fig. 2 is a plan of the operating mechanism, upon sectional line 2 20f Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation. of the standard containing the controlling mechanism, drawn upon section-line 3 3 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of one of the handwheels used in controllingthe clutches, as hereinafter described,and drawn on sectional line 4 4 of Fig. 3. 1

In these drawings, A A represent a wind-' lass and capstan, each attached to a heavy upright shaft extending through the upper deck of the vessel and reaching to the deck below, where there are heavy worm-gears A A keyed to them to operate the Windlass and capstan, respectively. It will be understood by a reference to Fig. 2 and the position thereon of the sectional line 1 1 that only one each of the pair of windlasses and cap-f stans is shown in Fig. 1. worm-gears A A are the worms A A, which are driven by the engine B, Fig. 2: The latter has two cylinders driving, by means of g the ordinary pistons and connecting-rods, two

cranks O G at an angle of ninety degrees to each other. In alinement with the two ends of the shaft containing the cranks O O are two shafts D D, one for. each of the windlasses, and with one of the worms A mounted upon each of them. A clutch E is interposed between the crank-shaft and each of the shafts D D, and these clutches may be operated at will by means of mechanism hereinafter described. To operate the two capstans there are two other cranks O O at right Meshing with the SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,616, dated March 4, 1902. Application filed June 2?, 901.

s al N5. 66,252. on model) angles to each other inta shaft parallel with that containing the cranks O 0. Each of the latter crank pins are sufficiently long not only to contain the connecting-rods from the pistons of the engine, but also a connecting-rod .F F between itself and one of the cranks G 0. Two shafts D D are in alinement with the two ends of the shaft containing the cranks O O, and clutches E E are interposed between them and the crankshaft in the same manner as betweenthe cranks C O and the shafts D D. Each of the shafts D D has a worm working into the worm-gear operating one of the capstans. In this manner the two shafts containing the cranks O C and C O are both rotated whenever the engine Bis made to go, and by mechanism hereinafter described any one or more of the clutches E E E E can be thrown into or out of position to connect the shafts D D D D at the will of the operator, so that any oneor more of the Windlasses or capstans can be caused to rotate, as desired.

The method of controlling the engine and clutchesis as follows: Over or substantially over the engine and upon the upper deck is the standard G, (see Fig. 1,) having upon'its top a hand-wheel I-I, attached to an upright rod H, passing down through the center of the standard and extending to the enginevalve, or, as shown in the drawings, to a rigid extension of the valve-stem. The rod 11 has a screw upon it working through the extension of the valve-stem, so that by turning the hand-wheel H the en gine-valve will be raised or lowered, as will be readily understood by a referenceto Fig. 1 of thaw-drawings. Upon the same standard G areiifour other ha dg wheels K K K K, each c nnected with one of the clutches E E E or Eto operate them.

The interior of the standard G is hollow and sufficiently large to contain beside the rod H four vertical rods K K K K, each properly supported in suitable bearings. The hand-wheels K K K K are constructed with an interior gear, which fits about the outside cylindrical upper portion of the standard G, so the inside faces of the gear-teeth form the bearing for the hand-wheels. Collars g g g are placed upon the standard between the hand-wheels to keep them apart. Each one of the rods K K K K has a pinion so placed that it will extend through the standard G, which is slotted for this purpose and mesh with the interior gears of one of the wheels K K K K, respectively. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) Upon the lower end of each of the rods K K K K there is a sprocket-chain wheel M, Figs. 1 and 3, and there is an upright rod N, Fig. 1, for each clutch, each rod N having a chainsprocket wheel N near its top. Sprocketchains connect the wheels M and N, so that the rods are rotated by means of the handwheels K, &c.

For each clutch there is a lever I, mounted in suitable hearings to permit its being turned upon its axis, having an upright yoke-arm p, embracing the loose member of the clutch, Fig. 1, and a horizontal arm 1), Fig. 2. The rods N have screws out upon their lower ends to work into nuts, with interior screw-threads carried in the horizontal arms 19 of the levers. By the rotation of the hand-wheels K, causing the rods N to rotate, and thereby raising the arm 19 of the lever P, the loose member of the clutch E is forced forward into engagement with the other or fixed member of the clutch whenever the operator desires, and the particular Windlass or capstan desired caused to rotate by the engine acting through the shafts, cranks, and gearing, as already described.

I claim as my invention- 7 1. In mechanism for operating ship windlasses and capstans, the combination of two shafts each containing two cranks at right angles to one another, two connecting-rods one between each of the cranks of one shaft and the corresponding crank of the other shaft, means for driving one of the shafts, a clutch between each Windlass and capstan and one of the shafts, a standard, a handwheel upon the standard for each clutch, and mechanism between each hand-wheel and one of the clutches to operate the latter by the former.

2. In mechanism for operating ship windlasses and capstans, the combination of two shafts each containing two cranks at right angles to one another, two connecting-rods one between each of the cranks of one shaft and the corresponding crank of the other shaft, means for driving one of the shafts, a clutch between each capstan and Windlass and one of the shafts, a standard, a handwheel for each clutch upon and surrounding the standard and having an interior gear, a rod for each wheel within the standard, a pinion upon each rod extending through the standard and meshing with the gear of its wheel, and connections between each of the rods and one of the clutches so that the latter may be operated by the rotation of the former.

3. In mechanism for operating ship windlasses and capstans, the combination of a power-operated shaft, 3. standard, a handwheel for each Windlass and capstan upon the standard, a clutch between the shaft and each windlass and capstan, and mechanism between each hand-wheel and one of the clutches to operate the latter by the former.

4. In mechanism for operating ship windlasses and capstans, the combination of a power-operated shaft, a standard, a handwheel for each Windlass and capstan upon and surrounding the standard and having an interior gear, a rod for each wheel within the standard, a pinion upon each rod extending through the standard and meshing with the gear of its wheel, a clutch between the shaft and each Windlass and capstan, and connections between each of the rods and one of the clutches so that the latter may be operated by the rotation of the former.

FREDK. N. CONNET'.

\Viinesses:

WM. R. TILLINGHAST, ANNIE A. WILLIS. 

